| Marc Treanor | |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 1963 |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Known For: | Sand murals |
| Style: | Geometric art |
| Movement: | Sand art |
| Website: | http://www.sandcircles.co.uk/ |
Marc Treanor (19 June 1963 – 2 July 2020) was a sand artist living in Dinas, Pembrokeshire.[2] He was notable for creating intricate patterns on beaches in Cornwall and later in Pembrokeshire, Wales.[3] [4] Treanor was well known in the county.[5]
Treanor produced his sand murals by sketching designs on paper before using a rake to recreate the design on a beach.[6] The work would then remain on the beach until washed away by the tide. As a result of their innately fleeting nature and circular forms, Treanor's sand murals have been compared to crop circles.[7]
Marc had a son and a daughter and had begun doing sand art to entertain them at the beach. This turned in to a career once he moved to Wales, working with a variety of organisations and charities throughout Wales.[2]